Amusement device.



J. BLEIKER.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 13, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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J. BLEIKER.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1 911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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J. BLEIKER.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1911,

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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JOHNBLEIKER abfoweq COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH 60.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

JOHN BLEIKER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0ERNEST KOHLER, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8,1913.

Application filed November 13, 1911. Serial No. 659,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BLEIKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented cert ain new and useful Improvements 1nAmusement Devices, of which the followmg is a specification.

ment devices and more particularly to that class in which a compoundmovement is 1111- f parted to a car or cars, which preferably travelabout a given center during the op eration of the device.

The principal object of my lIlVGl'llZlOIliS to j provide a simple,efficient device wherein the desired movements are imparted to the carsof the device and consistent with the de sired safety of the occupantsthereof.

In the drawings, which are a part of this spec1ficat1on:-F1gure 1 1s aplan vlew of the device embodying my invention, guy

wires and brace rods having been omitted therefrom. Fig. 2 is anelevation of a portion of a device embodying my invention, parts beingshown in section to bring out details of construction. Fig. 3 is acentral vertical section through a portion of the standard used inconnection with the device. Fig. 4 is a detailed view in elevation ofmechanism for imparting an undulating movement to certain of the cars,used in connection with the device. Fig. 5 is a plan view of themechanism shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of mechanism for imparting a reciprocatorymovement to the supporting means of certain other cars used inconnection with the device. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the mechanism asshown in Fig. 6. Figs. 8 and 9 are views in central vertical sectiontaken through different types of cars used in connection with thedevice. 7

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A standard 1 is fixedly carried by a base 2 which is provided with abearing block 3. Ro-tatably mounted upon said bearing block, with thestationary standard 1 passing there through, is a rope gearing pulley 4,balls 5 being preferably interposed between the hub of the pulley andthe bearing block. A standard 6 is revoluble with the pulley 1 andsurrounds the stationary standard 1 throughout a part of the latterslength. At the upper end, the standard 6 carries a hub 7 which serves toretain the same concentric with the standard 1, and such hub is providedwith recesses 8 for the reception of the ends of radially extending arms9.

In order to support the arms 9 at their outer ends, the standard 1 isprovided with a bearing head 10 upon which is rotatably mounted a cap 11adapted to receive and My present invention relates to amusesupportbrace rods 12 which connect arms 9 and head 10 as clearly shown in Fig.2.

Aside from its fixed connection to the base 2, the standard 1 may bestabilized by means of guys 13 which radiate from a disk 14 carried by apin 15, and extending from the bearing head 10, such guys being madesecure at their outer ends by means of a post, or the like, not shown inthe drawings.

The arms 9 are held in spaced apart relation to each other through ties16, such ties being conveniently arranged for the positioning andsecuring of a number of car supports to be subsequently described.

The standard 1 has fixed thereto, a spur gear 17, while the revolublestructure, which includes the standard 6, arms 9 and ties 16, carries aplurality of coacting gears 18, revolubly mounted upon supports 19. Withparticular reference to Figs. 4 and 5, the gear 18 is here shownconnected to impart an oscillatory movement to a bell crank lever 20,suitably supported on one of the ties 16, such impartation being througha suitably supported reciprocatable rod 21 and a link 22 which isoperatively connected to a crank pin 23, of the gear 18, and a pin 24secured to the rod 21. During movement of the revoluble structure aboutthe stationary standard, the gear 18 is revolved with its coaction withthe spur gear 17 and thus the bell crank 20 oscillated a number of timesthroughout a complete revolution of the revoluble structure. A number ofthese systems of gears, links, rods and bell crank levers are disposedabout the revoluble structure and coact in pairs, each pair supportingpendently, a boat-like car 25. The connections between the cars and bellcrank levers are by means of rod 26 suitably connected to the ends ofarms of the member 20 by clevises 2'7, and suitably connected to the endof the car.

The coacting supporting mechanism of each car 25 is such that a rockingmovement is imparted thereto during operation of the device. Suchundulation described as the path of movement of the car, results fromthe positioning of the pin 23, of cooperating gear wheels 18,diametrically opposite each other with respect to the operating positionof the gear wheels and which positioning causes the supporting arms ofthe bell crank to move in vertical counter directions during operationof the device.

In Figs. 6 and 7, mechanism similar to that described in connection withFigs. 4 and 5, is here disclosed, for imparting an up and down movementto a circular car 28, which is revolubly mounted upon a rod 29 and isprovided with a hand wheel 30 by which the occupants of the car maymanually rotate it about its support in either direction. This mechanismincludes a bell crank lever 31, suitably mounted upon ties 16 coupledtogether to work in unison by a link 32, movement of the gear 18 beingimparted through a connecting rod 33. The supporting rod of the car 28is pivotally connected to one arm of the bell crank lever 31 by a clevis34.

As means for imparting movement to the revoluble structure a ropegearing pulley 35 is operatively connected, by a flexible member 36, tothe pulley 4; the pulley 35 being provided with a beveled surface 37 forcoaction with a bevel wheel 38 carried by an electric motor 39. Thecontrol of the frictional engagement between the beveled members isprovided for by mounting the motor 39 on a platform 40, pivotallyconnected at 41, the platform being tilted by a wedge shaped member 42engaging the same, and actuated by a lever 43, all of which is clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 shows the preferred disposition of the two forms of cars 25 and28 which is an economical arrangement, inasmuch as space must be allowedfor lateral movement of the car bodies which result from the centrifugalforce imparted by the revoluble structure during operation.

In place of supporting independent car 28 on all of the levers 31, I mayutilize an adjacent pair of such levers for the supportance of a carsimilar to car 25 in which the imparted movement will be the same, uponoperation of the device, as described in connection with Figs. 4 and 5.

The ability of the car to move from the center of the device duringoperation is provided for by the pivotal connection formed at clevises27 and 34, and by which the cars may return toward the center of thedevice, as the revoluble structure is brought to rest, to be in aconvenient position for departure or reception of passengers.

The operation of the device is as follows r-Upon bringing the frictionalelements 37 and 38 into engagement, the standard 6 and parts carriedthereby, are revolved through the action of the electric motor.

This action causes the gear 18 to revolve through the co-meshing fixedgear 17, an oscillatory movement is imparted to the supporting means ofthe pendent cars. During the acceleration of the revoluble structure,the cars are gradually thrown ccntrifugally, and upon retardation ofspeed, the cars gradually return to a normal position influenced by theforce of gravity.

I claim 1. In an amusement device of the character described, thecombination of a structure revoluble about a predetermined axis, twogears carried by said revoluble structure, a spur g ar disposedconcentric to the axis of rotation of said revoluble structure andadapted to impart movement to said first mentioned gears, a pin for eachof said first mentioned gears, the pin of one gear being oppositelydisposed with respect to the pin of the other gear, a car,instrumentality operatively connecting the pin of one gear with said caradjacent one end thereof to oscillate the car at such end, and secondinstrumentality operatively connecting the pin of the other gear withsaid car adjacent the other end thereof to oscillate the car at suchend, said first and second mentioned instrumentalities imparting anundulating movement to the car responsive to the positioning of saidpins, substantially as and for the purpose set fortl In an amusementdevice of the character described, the combination of a structurerevoluble about a predetermined axis, two gears carried by saidrevoluble structure, a spur gear disposed concentric to the axis ofrotation of said revoluble structure and adapted to impart movement tosaid first mentioned gears, a pin for each of said first mentionedgears, the pin of one gear being oppositely disposed with respect to thepin of the other gear, bell crank levers carried by said revolublestructure, a rod connecting the arm of one of said levers with said caradjacent one thereof, instrumentality operatively connecting the pin ofone of said gears with the other arm of said bell crank lever tooscillate the same, a second rod connecting an arm of the other bellcrank lever with said car adjacent the other end thereof, and a secondinstrumentality connecting the pin of the other gear with an arm of saidlast mentioned bell crank lever to oscillate the same, said car havingimparted thereto an undulating movement rcsponsive to the position ofsaid pins, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In an amusement device of the character described, the combination ofa stationary standard, a structure revoluble about said standard, a geardisposed concentric to the axis of said standard, gears carried by saidrevoluble structure coacting with said first mentioned gear to receivemovement therefrom, crank pins carried by said second mentioned gears,the pin of one gear being oppositely disposed With respect to the pin ofthe other gear, oscillatable levers carried by said revoluble structure,mechanism operatively connecting the pins of said gears with said leversto actuate the latter upon movement of the gears, a car, and meanspendently supportmg said car from said, levers, to impart an undulatingmovement to the car responsive to the positioning of said crank pinssubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1. In an amusement device of the character described, the combination ofa revoluble structure, a non-rotatable rod carried thereby, a car, meansrevolubly supporting said car from said rod, and means carried by saidrod for manually rotating said car from Within the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN BLEIKER.

Witnesses:

F. P. SOHROEDER, W. A. STOCK.

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